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Birth Weight
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Definition of 'Birth Weight'The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual at BIRTH. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Common names: Birth Weight; Birth Weights; Weight, Birth; Weights, Birth |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
13 Dec 2009 
BACKGROUND: Our original studies reported an association between the iron-metabolism gene HFE and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and a birth weight association in ALL. Through its effect on cell proliferation, iron is involved ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 This systematic review focuses on outcomes of gestational weight gain, specifically birthweight, fetal growth, and postpartum weight retention, for singleton pregnancies with respect to the 1990 Institute of Medicine weight gain recommendations. A ... Read more...
A multicenter, randomized trial of treatment for mild gestational diabetes.
29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: It is uncertain whether treatment of mild gestational diabetes mellitus improves pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: Women who were in the 24th to 31st week of gestation and who met the criteria for mild gestational diabetes mellitus (i.e., an ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Birth Weight'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Hereditary hemochromatosis gene (HFE) variants are associated with birth weight and childhood leukemia risk. 13 Dec 2009
- A systematic review of outcomes of maternal weight gain according to the Institute of Medicine recommendations: birthweight, fetal growth, and postpartum weight retention. 29 Sep 2009
- A multicenter, randomized trial of treatment for mild gestational diabetes. 29 Sep 2009
- Risk factors for lower respiratory tract infection death among infants in the United States, 1999-2004. 26 Sep 2009
- Familial factors do not confound the association between birth weight and childhood asthma. 26 Sep 2009
- Prediction of birth weight by cotinine levels during pregnancy in a population of black smokers. 26 Sep 2009
- Risk of autism and increasing maternal and paternal age in a large north American population. 23 Sep 2009
- [Foetal reduction--a retrospective survey] 19 Sep 2009
- A scoring system for early prognostic assessment after neonatal seizures. 12 Sep 2009
- Validity of self-reported birth weight by adult women: sociodemographic influences and implications for life-course studies. 9 Sep 2009
- Human acid-labile subunit deficiency: clinical, endocrine and metabolic consequences. 30 Aug 2009
- Are all brachial plexus injuries caused by shoulder dystocia? 30 Aug 2009
- Evolutionary adaptation to high altitude: a view from in utero. 30 Aug 2009
- Influence of maternal stature, pregnancy age, and infant birth weight on growth during childhood in Yucatan, Mexico: a test of the intergenerational effects hypothesis. 30 Aug 2009
- Multiple sclerosis, immunomodulators, and pregnancy outcome: a prospective observational study. 30 Aug 2009
- When is one kidney not enough? 30 Aug 2009
- Heritability of childhood weight gain from birth and risk markers for adult metabolic disease in prepubertal twins. 30 Aug 2009
- Developmental origins of health and disease: brief history of the approach and current focus on epigenetic mechanisms. 24 Aug 2009
- Fish consumption during pregnancy, prenatal mercury exposure, and anthropometric measures at birth in a prospective mother-infant cohort study in Spain. 24 Aug 2009
- Decreased bone mineral density in adults born with very low birth weight: a cohort study. 23 Aug 2009
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Technical information about 'Birth Weight'
Definition: The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual at BIRTH. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.
Descriptor UI: D001724
Alternative terms: Birth Weight; Birth Weights; Weight, Birth; Weights, Birth;
Related Mesh Headings: Infant, Low Birth Weight; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight;
Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects;
Tree Number: C23.888.144.186; E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.186; E05.978.077.160.750.149; G07.100.100.160.120.186; G07.700.320.249.314.120.186;
Technical Notes: IM